Los Angeles time trial set to decide the Amgen Tour of California

Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) will start Saturday's time trial stage of the Amgen Tour of California with the upper hand, wearing the golden leaders jersey, but will have to hold off time trial favorites Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Transitions) and three-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) if he wants to secure final victory in this year's race.

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Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.